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Social Phobia Treatments
Social phobia, also known as social anxiety disorder, is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by intense fears of one or more social situations where a person feels they may be embarrassed or...
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Virtual Reality Therapy in the Treatment of Phobias: Virtual Reality Exposure...
Treatment of phobias is normally done with talk therapy; however, virtual reality technology is a novel tool that can be utilized to help treat patients with phobias and other anxiety disorders. This...
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Definition of Coulrophobia: A Fear of Clowns
Coulrophobia is an irrational and intense fear of clowns. This term is believed to have been coined in the 1980’s and has been used more in mainstream media than in research or medical contexts. It is...
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Ten of the Most Common Phobias
Many people wonder what phobias are and what are the most common phobias. Specific phobias are those where a person has an intense and irrational fear of a specific thing and are one of three...
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Definition of Cynophobia: Fear of Dogs
Cynophobia is an intense fear of dogs. This term comes from the Greek words “kyon” (dog) and “phobos” (fear). Other common animal phobias include mice, snakes, and spiders. fear of dogs, cynophobia...
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Psychological Treatment of Phobias: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy is one type of psychological treatment used for mood and anxiety disorders, including the treatment of phobias. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of treatment that...
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Definition of Odontophobia: Fear of Dentists or Dental Phobia
Odontophobia is an intense fear of dentists or getting dental work performed. This is often also called dentophobia, dental anxiety, or dental phobia. Odontophobia falls into the “other” category of...
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Josh Henderson’s Shark Phobia – Selachophobia: A Fear of Sharks
Josh Henderson on Anderson Live Even celebrities have phobias, including selachophobia which is a fear of sharks. While Josh Henderson may portray a confident villain on TV’s “Dallas”, Henderson...
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Treatment for Phobias: How to Find Psychological Treatment for Phobias
treatment for phobias It takes a lot of courage for people to decide to seek psychological treatment for phobias—an intense fear of a specific thing or situation. Once a person with a phobia decides...
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Definition of Aerophobia: A Phobia or Fear of Flying
aerophobia Aerophobia is an intense fear of flying in an aircraft such as an airplane or helicopter. It is comprised from the two Greek words “aero” (air) and “phobos” (fear). It is also sometimes...
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